Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese experts are forecasting a continued surge in rice exports
to Africa in 2009 after shipments to this market rose to 22 percent of the

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank
(Techcombank) signed a cross-border payment cooperation agreement with the

Hanoi (VNA) - The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and
Taiwan 's Mega ICBC Bank will invest 73 million USD into the second production

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Viettel Cambodia , a subsidiary of Vietnam 's military-run
telecom service provider, Viettel, said it had completed the installation of 1,100

Buenos Aires (VNA) - The Spanish consulting company Ardanuy Ingenieria ,
S.A. announced on April 8 that it has won a feasibility study contract for a

Washington (VNA) - Vietnam has much potential for investment and business, especially for increased US exports, said Senator Amy Klobuchar, a member of the US congressional delegation visiti

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Central Thua Thien- Hue province has licensed the Kim Nguyen Ltd. Co. to build an international surgical hospital in the former imperial city of Hue.

Hai Phong (VNA) - A big white whale was found dead on the beach of Bach Long Vi island district in northern port Hai Phong city.

New York (VNA) - A Vietnamese diplomat has called upon Djibouti and Eritrea to exercise restraint, expeditiously implement the UN Security Council's Resolution 1862 (2009) and engage in di

Hanoi (VNA) - Current Events
· Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly
Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong separately receive US Senator John McCain (All dailies, p1).